University of kirkuk

College of engineering
Mechanical dept. – third stage

Industrial safety

Supervised by: Dr. izzat al-darraji

Prepared by: Mohamed jabbar ezzulddin
Definition:
Industrial safety is primarily a management activity which is concerned with
reducing, controlling and eliminating hazards from the industries or industrial units.

Importance of industrial safety

The danger of life of human being is increasing with advancement of scientific
development in different fields. The importance of industrial safety was realized
because every millions of industrial accidents occur which result in either death or
in temporary disablement or permanent disablement of employees and involve large
amount of losses resulting from danger to property, wasted man hours and wasted
hours. More ever, from managerial perspective the importance of industrial safety in
any organization may be concluded by following facilitation:
a) Treatment: industrial safety management provides treatment for injuries and
illness at the work place.
b) Medical Examination: it carries out medical examination of staff joining the
organization or returning to work after sickness or accident.
c) Hazards identification.
d) Provision of protective devices.
e) Consultancy: it provides medical advised on other condition potentially
affecting health e.g. works canteen etc.
f) Education: it provides safety and health training.

Objectives of industrial safety:

1. To prevent accidents in the plant by reducing the hazard to minimum.
2. To eliminate accident caused work stoppage and lost production.
3. To achieve lower workmen’s compensation, insurance rates and reduce all
other direct and indirect costs of accidents.
 4. To prevent loss of life, permanent disability and the loss of income of
worker by eliminating causes of accidents.
5. To evaluate employee’s morale by promoting safe work place and good
working condition.
6. To educate all members of the organization in continuous state of safety
mindness and to make supervision competent and intensely safety minded.
A safety programmed includes mainly following four E’s.
• Engineering: i.e. safety at the design, equipment installation stage.
• Education: i.e. education of employees in safe practices.
• Enlistment: it concerns the attitude of the employees and management
towards the programmed and its purpose. It is necessary to arouse the
interest of employees in accident prevention and safety consciousness.
• Encouragement: i.e. to enforce adherence to safe rules and practices.

Safety equipment’s:
There are following equipment are use in the industries for the safety purpose:
1- Goggles
2- Glasses
3- Hand gloves
4- Apron
5- Safety shoes
6- Anti-fire gas cylinders